Font Book vs Barcode Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Font Book
Easily explore and preview all fonts installed on your device. This tool allows designers to quickly find the perfect typeface by typing custom text and seeing it rendered in various fonts. It features a clean, iOS-unified interface for a seamless user experience.
- Discover built-in device fonts
- Preview fonts with custom text
- Simple and refreshing UI
- Unified iOS design
- Find the right font easily
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Using Font Book, you can easily discover and preview all the built-in fonts on device. Designers can easily find the right font. - Simple and refreshing UI, unified with the iOS app design. - Easily preview all the fonts installed. - Type any text you want and preview it in any font you want.
Barcode Tool
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This is a tool to faciliate the scanning and generation of QR barcodes. The primary audience is app developers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barcode Tool at none against Font Book's 1. Font Book's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 25 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Font Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Barcode Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Font Book ships an update every 12 months, Barcode Tool every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Font Book | Barcode Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 昱昕 陈 | Christopher Jahn |
In-app purchases
Font Book
- Lifetime Purchase$1.99
Barcode Tool
No in-app purchases
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